• Lusiads, The by Luís Vaz de Camões (1524 - 1580)

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Lusiads, The by Luís Vaz de Camões (1524 - 1580)

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  • The Lusiads (Os Lusíadas) is a Portuguese epic poem, written in the 16th century by Luis Vaz de Camões. The poem tells the tale of the Portuguese discoveries in the 15th and 16th centuries, specially the voyage to India by Vasco da Gama. Modelled after the classic epic tradition, Camões' Lusiads are considered not only the first literary text in Modern Portuguese, but also a national epic of the same level as Vergil's Aeneid. In the 19th century, Sir Richard Francis Burton translated Camões' Lusiads, in what he considered "the most pleasing literary labour of his life". (Summary by Leni)
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  • Rejected Stanzas

    Rejected Stanzas
    Aug 27 2024
    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Canto IX

    Canto IX
    Aug 27 2024
    43 mins
  • Canto II

    Canto II
    Aug 27 2024
    48 mins

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